The Nicodemus enterprise., 1887-09-14

run of six hours she made fourteen and one
half knots and her engines showed an indi
Gated horse power of 4.264, whereas she wa,
only supposed to show 2, zoo.
The president on Thursday issued procla
nation allowing the free entry of arms, NUM-
tons and baggage of such foreign military
organizations as may desire to participate in
the national military encampment and drill
to be held in Chicago in October next, upon
satisfactory assurances being given that none
OF the articles shall be held or permitted 10
remain in this country.
Referring to the fisheries question, Wash
dispatch says the negotiations with Great
| Britain have, however, now reached such a
| phase that Secretary Bayard is encouraged in
the belief that the final adjustment of the
| questions which have vexed the two nations
since the expiration of the treaty of Wash
| irgthn, will soon be reached.
The findings of the general court-martial
which tried Capt Cyrus NJ. Gray, of the
Twenty-ffth infantry, has been acted upon BY
the president. Capt. Gray was found guilty
Of conduct to the prejudice of good order aud
discipline by appearing at inspection at Fort
Meade, Dakota, and for duty as officer of the
day, while drunk. The sentence of the court
was dismissal from the military service and
the president has approved the sentence, dis
missal to take place September ].
The middle section of Sandy creek bridge.
ten miles east of Denver, was washed out
Wednesday night by food. The east bound
Union Pacific express was wrecked at the
bridge Engineer Masterton was killed and
two or thee other train men seriously in.
Jured. The fireman. who jumped before the
engine dropped into the creek, says thst
neither himself or the engineer noticed tnat
the bridge was gone until they were almost
upon 1t.
By the retirement of Rear Admiral John
Lee Davis, which was announced Tuesday. the
following promotions will be caused: Com
mander Braine to be rear admiral, Can't. Geo.
Brown to be commodore, Commander William
Whitehead to be captain, Lieutenant Com.
mandsr G. A. Shetky to be commander, Lieu
tenant d. f. Filley to be lieutenant.eom-
mander, Lieutenant j. D. Nicholson, dunior
grade), to be lieutenant, Ensign G.. w. Dan.
1eld to be lieutenant dunior grade).
Secretary Bayard said tonight that he had
great reason to hope that fair and final set
tlement would be reached of the differences
which had always existed between this conn.
try and Great Britain over the fisheries ones
ton since 1918, final settlement Of which
bad never yet been reached. The secretary
said Mr.. Chamberlain would find the United
states ready to do her part toward securing
good feeling between the two countries.
Chief Clerk Walker, OF the general land
'hlce' mas issued an order to chiefs of (livi. |
'lons where applications for land patents are |
examined, which, 1t is said, will facilitate the /
ssulng OF patents in cases where no ones. /
ions of irregularitV have been raised. These
asses are to be passed upon as rapidly as nos
ible, and where there is any defect or omis.
ION, or where an Amendment is REQUIRED. the
ecessary steps are to be taken to close the
ases.
The pension Office has information that
ienry B. Anderson, of Sexton, Washington
ounty, Arkansas, has been convicted in the
nlted States court for the Third district of
rKahsas OF six separate cffenses against the
enston laws, namely: Taking illegal feers
ne count; presenting fraudulent papers, two
'untf, and forging evidence, three counts.
he special examiner having 1t In charge re- {
lrts that material was at hand for convIc. 7
ons at most ad infnitum, but as the six con
ctions afford scope for the infection of nm :
hment to more than fill the measure of life 4
to the offender, these were deemed |
ficient.
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